The impact of parents' fear of strangers and perceptions of informal social control on children's independent mobility

Sarah Foster; Karen Villanueva; Lisa Wood; Hayley Christian; Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article

The impact of parents' fear of strangers and perceptions of informal social control on children's independent mobility

Sarah Foster, Karen Villanueva, Lisa Wood, Hayley Christian, Billie Giles-Corti

HEALTH & PLACE | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.11.006

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Billie Giles-Corti Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN PLANNING AND HEALTH AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF AUSTRALIANS BY CREATING MORE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Awarded by Healthway Health Promotion Research Fellowships

Awarded by NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship

Awarded by NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award

Funding Acknowledgements

The National Health and Medical Research Council (#403933) funded this project. Walking WA is the industry partner on this project and their input is gratefully acknowledged. Spatial data based on information provided by and with the permission of the West Australian Land Information Authority was used and access to these data provided by the Department of Planning. SF and LW are supported by Healthway Health Promotion Research Fellowships (#21363 and #20693, respectively), HC is supported by a NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship (#1036350), and BGC by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award (#1004900).